Fact: The Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency (Invest Cyprus) and the Cyprus Fiduciary Association (CYFA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance collaboration and promote Cyprus as an international center for fiduciary and administrative services.
Fact: Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos met with his counterpart in Uzbekistan, Bakhtiyor Saidov, to discuss bilateral cooperation and exchanged views on various topics including the Cyprus problem, EU-Uzbekistan relations, and regional and international developments.
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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot and wounded in the abdomen after a government meeting in Handlova. Police detained a man and Fico was hit by one of the four shots fired. Emergency services sent a helicopter for the 59-year-old prime minister. President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen condemned the attack. Fico was meeting with the Slovak government as part of a country tour. Slovakia’s biggest opposition party canceled a planned protest following the shooting.
Two men, aged 27 and 35, were sentenced to 15 and nine years in prison for drug trafficking, drug possession, and money laundering. The 35-year-old’s property worth €48,900 was also seized. The crime took place on July 31, 2023, when 27kgs of cannabis and 12kgs of cocaine were seized during a raid by the Paphos drug squad.
– Piero Fassino visited Varosha on Wednesday
– Fassino hopes Varosha will become a “living town” again with the agreement of the two parties concerned
– Fassino’s findings from the visit will be compiled into a report for the PACE’s next assembly in June
– All Council of Europe member states are expected to take the vote on the report into consideration
– Turkish Cypriot observers thanked Fassino for listening to both sides before preparing his report
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot and wounded in an attempted assassination during a government meeting in Handlova. He was rushed to the hospital and then transported by helicopter for urgent treatment. The attack was condemned by European leaders, including Ursula von der Leyen and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The shooting led to the cancellation of a planned protest against government public broadcaster reforms.
President Nikos Christodoulides praised the Cyprus Association of Large Investment Projects for its contribution to the economy and stressed the importance of public-private sector collaboration to address affordable housing challenges.
Live music performances are coming up in Paphos at cultural centre Technopolis 20, including a recital dedicated to Argentinian tango and Latin American dances, a concert dedicated to Goddess Aphrodite at the archaeological site of Palaepaphos, and an Easter concert featuring the Stabat Mater sequence.
Fact: Attorney-general George Savvides decided not to prosecute former police drug squad chief Michalis Katsounotos for refusing to answer questions put to him by the Anti-Corruption Authority.
President Nikos Christodoulides expressed shock after Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot multiple times and is currently in life-threatening condition.